The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-29

1T Auburndale the Winter Haven College
trustees We're to meet yesterday, and r. e..
johnson was expected to be present and
report on his recent financial trip North.
There is to be base bail tournament in
Gainesville next Monday, composed OF sew
eral colored clubs. They will be here from
Ocala, Leasburg, Silver Springs and several
other towns. No doubt the boys will have
a good time.
At Jacksonville Tuesday night thieves
broke into the Grand Union Hotel and
rihed a number of the sleeping guests OF
valuables. The officers suspect two negroes
and are in hot pursuit, and it is very prob
able the raScals will be caught.
Last Monday night as the Schooner Jessie
P, from St Andrews, was off Cape San
Bias she encountered a thunderstorm. An
electric current descended down the wire
rigging and playing around the vessel for
some time, hoped Off into the water.
Strange to say no damage was done.
A Palatka Nelcs reporter was informed
by gentleman from St Augustine Wednes-
day that Mr. Flagler will employ the same
number OF men that are now with him for
the next five years That means, at the
present weekly rate Of $1,000, nearly
| S30O9,OOO III improvements by this gentle
man alone.
The County Commissioners have called
an election for Aug. 20, to vote upon the
| question of the sale of Intoxicating liquors
III Santa Rosa county. The majority of the
Republicans seem anxious for an opportu-
nifty to vote whisky out, and the saloon keep
ers are pot making much effort to defeat it,
| though they may wait till the last day, and
make a strong fight when least expected.
Dr. j. A. Parker, while riding about two
miles southwest from Gainesville Wedncs-
day, along the track of the Florida hallway
| and Navigation railway, met with an acct
| dent which resulted in breaking the small
bone OF his right arm. His horse became
frightened at the passing train and ran for
about mile, it being impossible to check
| him. He threw the doctor and IN falling he
met with the accident.
A meeting of baseball players of the va
rious clubs in st. Augustine met at G. w.
Clerke's rooms on Monday night, and eff
| feCted a reorganization. The best players
| of the various clubs were picked out, and
club formed to be called the st. Augustine
base ball club. 1t consists of the best base
| bah material in the city, and the boys have
| already sent u challenge to the Gainesville
club, to contest with them for the cham
| pionship of the State. Gainesville now
| holds the championship bat.
| At Jacksonville Wednesday morning
| Charles Morrison and Dave Gordon, two
white men, concluded to go fishing to Trout
| creek, which is situated about five miles
| from the city. They took with them a
negro named Alfred Orange, and started
| on their expedition. When out in the mid
| die of the river the boat suddenly capsized
and the three were precipitated into the
| water and would have drowned had not
| they chung to the boat, which gradually
| floatod to shore, and the exhausted men were
saved from death.
Last Sunday afternoon during a heavy
rain storm lightning struck the topmast at
| tached to the Liberty pole at Apalachicola,
| bending the iron rod on the topmast, peel
| ing off n considerable portion of the top of
| the pole III its downward course, entering
the ground in two circuits. The topmast is
! almost worthless, and the pole is damaged
| considerably Quite number of the cleatS
were knocked from the pole. Capt. John
| Cook, in company with G. w. Irvine, was
sitting in his billiard saloon at the time.
| Both were considerably shocked by the cleo
tricity, but only momentarily.
AT the meeting of the Franklin Guards,
| of Apalachicola, held this week, quite dis
cussion took place over the excursion par
ticipated in by the company ON July t. The
| dispute arose over leVying an assessment of
soc. upon each member to make up a bal
anCe due for the USE of the steamer and the
so fOrths. Several members objected on the
ground that they did not participate in the
| excursion; Furthermore, that the question
meeting. The discussion grew pretty warm,
and finally eliminated in blows between
several of the disputants, but which, fortu-
nately, did not amount to anything very
serious.
Col J. NJ. Kreamer, President of the
Florida Sub-Tropical Exposition, has issued
to about twenty prominent architects and
| contractors circulars asking for sealed pro-
| posals for plans, specifications and estima ties
| for the construction of the Sub-rropical
| buildings, to be located on the water works
lot at Jacksonville The building is to be
in the form of a parallelogram, about 100
| feet by 800 feet. The bids are to be in at the
Office of the Sub-Tropical Company by Aug.
! 10, 1887, and to cover the cost of construction
J in all of its details excepting foundations,
which the exposition company win con
-truct Work on the buildings is to COM
menco not later than Sept. 10, and the
building is to be fully completed and turned
over to the company on or before Dec. 10.
A. r. Mann has recently completed n
trade with Messrs. Moore & Dorchester to
| clear and plant out an cighty-acre orange
grove on the farm known as the "old
Moore" place, i'll the northeastern part of
Barlow. There are a number of bearing
| trees on the place now, and enough more
trees will be planted to make the
eighty acr6s. None but the choicest
varieties of budded stock will be used
| MT. Mann Has G lUiucIel 10 90 tulS Work
and to keep the grove in a good state of
cultivation and care for it properly for n
torn of five years, ho to receive the pro-
ceeds of the grove and farm during this
| time. At the expiration of this term he
will become sole owner Of One-half. or forty
acres, of the grove The work of clearing
| has already been commenced and will be
carried on sufficiently fast
The passenger train over the Florida Rail
way and Navigation COmpany's line, due
at Jacksonville at 7:45 o'clock Wednesday
night, was delayed two and half hours in
creeping over the debris along the line be-
tween Noisy Head and Ponce de Leon, on
the Pensacola and Atlantic road A terrific
cyclone swept over that section about z
O'Clock Wednesday morning, cutting down
trees, fences and houses like an immense
scythe. The track all along the line was
strcwn with felled treSs and debris of all
sorts. At Argyle the storm did but little
damage but at Caryvillc the roof of thesaw
mill was blown Off and other property dam
aged. The church at DeFuniak Springs
was blown TO atoms, the roof of the theatre
was carried Off and several stores were
badly damaged. At Ponce de Leon the
! cyclone left the track and plowed its way
| through the woods for a short distance, then
raised and departed.
At st. Augustine an attempt was made
! Wednesday morning TO make an arrest
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